Front matter
Reading edition
O. HENRY MEMORIAL AWARD
PRIZE STORIES
of 1927
CHOSEN BY THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
BLANCHE COLTON WILLIAMS
Author of “A Handbook on Story Writing,” “Our Short Story Writers,” Etc.
Head, Department of English, Hunter College of the City of New York
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, DORAN & COMPANY, INC.
1928
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